glibc/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm
Joseph Myers 050f29c188 Fix lgamma (negative) inaccuracy (bug 2542, bug 2543, bug 2558).
The existing implementations of lgamma functions (except for the ia64
versions) use the reflection formula for negative arguments.  This
suffers large inaccuracy from cancellation near zeros of lgamma (near
where the gamma function is +/- 1).

This patch fixes this inaccuracy.  For arguments above -2, there are
no zeros and no large cancellation, while for sufficiently large
negative arguments the zeros are so close to integers that even for
integers +/- 1ulp the log(gamma(1-x)) term dominates and cancellation
is not significant.  Thus, it is only necessary to take special care
about cancellation for arguments around a limited number of zeros.

Accordingly, this patch uses precomputed tables of relevant zeros,
expressed as the sum of two floating-point values.  The log of the
ratio of two sines can be computed accurately using log1p in cases
where log would lose accuracy.  The log of the ratio of two gamma(1-x)
values can be computed using Stirling's approximation (the difference
between two values of that approximation to lgamma being computable
without computing the two values and then subtracting), with
appropriate adjustments (which don't reduce accuracy too much) in
cases where 1-x is too small to use Stirling's approximation directly.

In the interval from -3 to -2, using the ratios of sines and of
gamma(1-x) can still produce too much cancellation between those two
parts of the computation (and that interval is also the worst interval
for computing the ratio between gamma(1-x) values, which computation
becomes more accurate, while being less critical for the final result,
for larger 1-x).  Because this can result in errors slightly above
those accepted in glibc, this interval is instead dealt with by
polynomial approximations.  Separate polynomial approximations to
(|gamma(x)|-1)(x-n)/(x-x0) are used for each interval of length 1/8
from -3 to -2, where n (-3 or -2) is the nearest integer to the
1/8-interval and x0 is the zero of lgamma in the relevant half-integer
interval (-3 to -2.5 or -2.5 to -2).

Together, the two approaches are intended to give sufficient accuracy
for all negative arguments in the problem range.  Outside that range,
the previous implementation continues to be used.

Tested for x86_64, x86, mips64 and powerpc.  The mips64 and powerpc
testing shows up pre-existing problems for ldbl-128 and ldbl-128ibm
with large negative arguments giving spurious "invalid" exceptions
(exposed by newly added tests for cases this patch doesn't affect the
logic for); I'll address those problems separately.

	[BZ #2542]
	[BZ #2543]
	[BZ #2558]
	* sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_lgamma_r.c (__ieee754_lgamma_r): Call
	__lgamma_neg for arguments from -28.0 to -2.0.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/e_lgammaf_r.c (__ieee754_lgammaf_r): Call
	__lgamma_negf for arguments from -15.0 to -2.0.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/e_lgammal_r.c (__ieee754_lgammal_r):
	Call __lgamma_negl for arguments from -48.0 or -50.0 to -2.0.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_lgammal_r.c (__ieee754_lgammal_r):
	Call __lgamma_negl for arguments from -33.0 to -2.0.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/lgamma_neg.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/lgamma_product.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/lgamma_negf.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/lgamma_productf.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/lgamma_negl.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/lgamma_productl.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/lgamma_negl.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/lgamma_productl.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/lgamma_negl.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/lgamma_product.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/lgamma_productl.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/generic/math_private.h (__lgamma_negf): New prototype.
	(__lgamma_neg): Likewise.
	(__lgamma_negl): Likewise.
	(__lgamma_product): Likewise.
	(__lgamma_productl): Likewise.
	* math/Makefile (libm-calls): Add lgamma_neg and lgamma_product.
	* math/auto-libm-test-in: Add more tests of lgamma.
	* math/auto-libm-test-out: Regenerated.
	* sysdeps/i386/fpu/libm-test-ulps: Update.
	* sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/libm-test-ulps: Likewise.
2015-09-10 22:27:58 +00:00
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e_acoshl.c Fix ldbl-128ibm acoshl inaccuracy (bug 18019). 2015-02-25 00:01:15 +00:00
e_acosl.c This patch renames all uses of __isinf*, __isnan*, __finite* and __signbit* to use standard C99 macros. This has no effect on generated code. 2015-06-03 15:41:36 +01:00
e_asinl.c This patch renames all uses of __isinf*, __isnan*, __finite* and __signbit* to use standard C99 macros. This has no effect on generated code. 2015-06-03 15:41:36 +01:00
e_atan2l.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [3 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:36 +09:30
e_atanhl.c Fix atanhl missing underflows (bug 16352). 2015-05-15 22:07:57 +00:00
e_coshl.c Fix cosh spurious underflows from expm1 (bug 16354), inaccurate results near 0 (bug 17061). 2014-06-23 20:20:10 +00:00
e_exp10l.c This patch renames all uses of __isinf*, __isnan*, __finite* and __signbit* to use standard C99 macros. This has no effect on generated code. 2015-06-03 15:41:36 +01:00
e_expl.c This patch renames all uses of __isinf*, __isnan*, __finite* and __signbit* to use standard C99 macros. This has no effect on generated code. 2015-06-03 15:41:36 +01:00
e_fmodl.c Use glibc_likely instead __builtin_expect. 2014-02-10 15:07:12 +01:00
e_gammal_r.c Improve tgamma accuracy (bug 18613). 2015-06-29 23:29:35 +00:00
e_hypotl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [4 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:48 +09:30
e_ilogbl.c Fix ldbl-128ibm ilogbl near powers of 2 (bug 18029). 2015-02-26 12:57:21 +00:00
e_j0l.c 2006-01-27 Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com> 2006-01-28 00:15:15 +00:00
e_j1l.c 2006-01-27 Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com> 2006-01-28 00:15:15 +00:00
e_jnl.c Fix j1, jn missing underflows (bug 16559). 2015-06-29 16:52:16 +00:00
e_lgammal_r.c 2006-01-27 Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com> 2006-01-28 00:15:15 +00:00
e_log2l.c Fix log2 (1) in round-downward mode (bug 17042). 2014-06-10 12:07:15 +00:00
e_log10l.c Fix log10 (1) in round-downward mode (bug 16977). 2014-05-23 12:07:50 +00:00
e_logl.c Fix ldbl-128ibm logl inaccuracy (bug 16386). 2014-01-02 16:35:46 +00:00
e_powl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [3 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:36 +09:30
e_rem_pio2l.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
e_remainderl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [4 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:48 +09:30
e_sinhl.c Fix ldbl-128ibm sinhl inaccuracy near 0 (bug 18789). 2015-08-10 15:25:10 +00:00
e_sqrtl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
gamma_productl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
ieee754.h Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
k_cosl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
k_sincosl.c Fix sin, sincos missing underflows (bug 16526, bug 16538). 2015-06-23 22:24:20 +00:00
k_sinl.c Fix sin, sincos missing underflows (bug 16526, bug 16538). 2015-06-23 22:24:20 +00:00
k_tanl.c Fix tan missing underflows (bug 16517). 2015-08-07 23:10:35 +00:00
ldbl2mpn.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
lgamma_negl.c Fix lgamma (negative) inaccuracy (bug 2542, bug 2543, bug 2558). 2015-09-10 22:27:58 +00:00
lgamma_productl.c Fix lgamma (negative) inaccuracy (bug 2542, bug 2543, bug 2558). 2015-09-10 22:27:58 +00:00
Makefile 2006-01-27 Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com> 2006-01-28 00:15:15 +00:00
math_ldbl.h Use glibc_likely instead __builtin_expect. 2014-02-10 15:07:12 +01:00
mpn2ldbl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
printf_fphex.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_asinhl.c Fix asinh missing underflows (bug 16350). 2015-06-18 23:27:41 +00:00
s_atanl.c Fix atan / atan2 missing underflows (bug 15319). 2015-02-18 21:10:49 +00:00
s_cbrtl.c 2006-01-27 Dwayne Grant McConnell <decimal@us.ibm.com> 2006-01-28 00:15:15 +00:00
s_ceill.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_copysignl.c Remove IS_IN_libm 2014-11-24 11:41:47 +05:30
s_cosl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [2 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:19 +09:30
s_erfl.c Fix ldbl-128 / ldbl-128ibm erfcl for -Wuninitialized 2015-05-22 17:48:45 +00:00
s_expm1l.c Fix ldbl-128ibm expm1l on large arguments (bug 16408). 2014-01-08 13:32:39 +00:00
s_fabsl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [2 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:19 +09:30
s_finitel.c Remove IS_IN_libm 2014-11-24 11:41:47 +05:30
s_floorl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_fmal.c Replace finite with isfinite. 2015-06-03 16:35:44 +01:00
s_fpclassifyl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_frexpl.c FIx ldbl-128ibm frexpl for 32-bit systems (bug 16619, bug 16740). 2014-11-26 13:54:55 +00:00
s_isinf_nsl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [3 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:36 +09:30
s_isinfl.c Remove IS_IN_libm 2014-11-24 11:41:47 +05:30
s_isnanl.c Remove IS_IN_libm 2014-11-24 11:41:47 +05:30
s_issignalingl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_llrintl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_llroundl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_log1pl.c Set errno for log1p on pole/domain error. 2015-04-13 21:19:27 +02:00
s_logbl.c Fix ldbl-128ibm logbl near powers of 2 (bug 18030). 2015-02-26 15:14:58 +00:00
s_lrintl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_lroundl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_modfl.c Remove IS_IN_libm 2014-11-24 11:41:47 +05:30
s_nearbyintl.c Fix uninitialized variable use in ldbl-128ibm nearbyintl. 2015-08-20 17:28:09 +00:00
s_nextafterl.c Correct IBM long double nextafterl. 2014-04-02 13:46:19 +10:30
s_nexttoward.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [3 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:36 +09:30
s_nexttowardf.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [3 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:36 +09:30
s_remquol.c Fix sign of remquo zero remainder in round-downward mode (bug 17987). 2015-02-17 00:41:50 +00:00
s_rintl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_roundl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_scalblnl.c [BZ #6803] Set errno for scalbln, scalbn 2014-06-20 07:48:20 +05:30
s_scalbnl.c Remove IS_IN_libm 2014-11-24 11:41:47 +05:30
s_signbitl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
s_sincosl.c Fix sincos errno setting (bug 15467). 2015-02-11 23:17:25 +00:00
s_sinl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [2 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:19 +09:30
s_tanhl.c Fix tanh missing underflows (bug 16520). 2015-08-13 16:40:39 +00:00
s_tanl.c PowerPC floating point little-endian [2 of 15] 2013-10-04 10:32:19 +09:30
s_truncl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
strtold_l.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
t_sincosl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
w_expl.c This patch renames all uses of __isinf*, __isnan*, __finite* and __signbit* to use standard C99 macros. This has no effect on generated code. 2015-06-03 15:41:36 +01:00
w_log1pl.c Set errno for log1p on pole/domain error. 2015-04-13 21:19:27 +02:00
w_scalblnl.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00
x2y2m1l.c Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2015-01-02 16:29:47 +00:00